Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of Adolescents regarding SLT and/or BQ Use (n = 2140)
| Â | NON-USERS | USERS | chi-square value | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | N (%) | N (%) | Â | Â |
Individual characteristics | ||||
 Age | ||||
  11–12 Years | 446 (36.3%) | 275 (30.2%) | 8.91 | 0.002 |
   > 12 Years | 782 (63.7%) | 637 (69.8%) |  |  |
 Gender | ||||
  Female | 549 (44.7%) | 329 (36.1%) | 16.12 | < 0.001 |
  Male | 679 (55.3%) | 583 (63.9%) |  |  |
 School | ||||
  Private | 833 (67.8%) | 520 (57.0%) | 26.33 | < 0.001 |
  Government | 395 (32.2%) | 392 (43.0%) |  |  |
 Father’s Education | ||||
  No formal education | 331 (27.0%) | 264 (28.9%) | 34.39 | < 0.001 |
  Primary | 165 (13.4%) | 182 (20.0%) |  |  |
  Secondary | 422 (34.4%) | 318 (34.9%) |  |  |
  Higher Education | 310 (25.2%) | 148 (16.2%) |  |  |
 Mother’s Education | ||||
  No formal education | 419 (34.1%) | 363 (39.8%) | 24.35 | < 0.001 |
  Primary | 197 (16.0%) | 173 (19.0%) |  |  |
  Secondary | 408 (33.2%) | 284 (31.1%) |  |  |
  Higher Education | 204 (16.6%) | 92 (10.1%) |  |  |
  Parent’s Occupation | ||||
  Neither works | 61 (5.0%) | 49 (5.4%) | 0.56 | 0.907 |
  Only father works | 967 (78.7%) | 710 (77.9%) |  |  |
  Only mother works | 45 (3.7%) | 31 (3.4%) |  |  |
  Both work | 155 (12.6%) | 122 (13.4%) |  |  |
 Weekly pocket money | ||||
   < 100 | 130 (10.6%) | 68 (7.5%) | 17.18 | < 0.001 |
  100–300 | 727 (59.2%) | 618 (67.8%) |  |  |
   > 300 | 371 (30.2%) | 226 (24.8%) |  |  |
 School Type-Gender Based | ||||
  Only Girls | 258 (21.0%) | 132 (14.5%) | 20.38 | < 0.001 |
  Co-education | 644 (52.4%) | 558 (61.2%) |  |  |
  Only Boys | 326 (26.5%) | 222 (24.3%) |  |  |